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  • At one time vegan shoes were cheap. And suddenly, everywhere the non-leather shoes disappeared and vegan shoes popped up and were advertised at ridiculous prices. They just changed the wording and adjusted the prices. It’s just a marketing tactic and one they use often for whatever stuff you can buy. It’s not so much that people are willing to pay. It’s just that vegan friendly, decently quality at decent prices are very hard to find now. At least here in the european country where i live.








  • Yes, i really like it too. And i also like Searx, so if people can’t or don’t want to pay for a search engine, that would also be a good option. I haven’t used google in a long time now, but i’ve been somewhat of a drifter; for years i used startpage, until i read that they had been taken over by a company that is specialized in targeted advertising. Discovered Ecosia, which also is not that reliable anymore, etc. It’s quite a chore to build my digital armor against shady businesse.


  • Thank you for your reply. Yes, i noticed fastgpt, but it’s only for paying members, i think. I wanted to pay, but i have an issue with a field input, when i wanted to pay. I contacted them, hopefully it gets solved, because i quite like Kagi and all their options! Sorry for the late reply, it only just now showed up in my inbox!










  • Papanca@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.mlDo you trust Proton?
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    11 months ago

    I trust them, but always remain vigilant, because things can change over time. But the founders initially were scientists who met at CERN, not a company that launched a product. That tells me quite a lot. Yes, over time they are becoming more professional, maybe more like a regular company, but i feel that privacy is still the main priority for them. They also organize a yearly event and the money they raise goes to certain projects that are related to privacy and freedom (if i remember correctly for instance to help journalists remain free press and things like that). Yes, it's one of the few companies that i really trust.

    Also, yes, they sometimes are forced to give info to authorities (and they are quite open about that and explain what happened if people ask about that), but don't forget that they don't have much info on their clients, because everything is encrypted and they just cannot see what's inside a mail, for instance. So, they can't share that.